CyCognito Solution Brief

Active Testing vs. Passive Scanning to Detect Attack Surface Risk

Passive scanning is the most common technology found within external attack surface management (EASM) and attack surface management (ASM) solutions today. On the surface, passive scanning is a low impact answer to a challenging problem. In reality it is noisy, inaccurate, and basic. Active testing is required for an accurate assessment of risk and validation of remediation efforts.

Download CyCognito’s Active Testing vs. Passive Scanning Solution Brief to learn about the two primary approaches, the challenges and benefits of both tools, and how CyCognito provides continuous and comprehensive security testing across your full inventory of external assets.